January Mocks Flashcards
(23 cards)
Define: nuclear family
Parent and child(ren). Limited contact with relatives.
Define: same sex family
Family with parents of the same sex.
Define: one parent family
A family with a single parent
Due to: death, divorce, single parent adoption, a surrogate, single woman by choice.
Define: adoptive family
Provides a permanent home for a child in care.
People may adopt because: kindness, infertility, genetic problems or the child is a family member.
Have to pass test to adopt.
Define: foster family
Long or short term care.
Checked by social services.
Fostered children are encourages to contact or reunite with birth family.
Define: tantrums
An uncontrolled outburst of anger of frustration
Normally in young children
Define: bonding
Creating a close relationship
Define: self image
The idea one has of ones abilities, appearance and personality
Define: gross motor skills
Larger movements- arms, legs, feet, body.
Crawling, running, jumping ect.
Define: structured play
A ‘game’
Organised, goals, rules.
Define: spontaneous play
Free play- natural
What do you need to consider when buying equipment for a new baby? Eg. Pram, car seat, cot.
Cot has fitted mattress. Coy has secure bars. Cot is sturdy. Pram has good brakes. Pram has a strong frame. Car seat is new born. Car seat is fitted properly.
What is a child minder?
Advantages and disadvantages?
A child minder provides care from 3 months of age.
Advantages: flexible hours, homely environment, form a close bond with child, siblings kept together.
Disadvantages: child minder may be ill or away, if your child is ill there is no back up.
What is the menstrual cycle?
How many days does it last?
What hormones are involved?
Function- to release an egg and prepare the uterus to conceive it if it’s fertilised.
Lasts 28 days.
Follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, eat roger, progesterone.
What screening tests do they do during pregnancy?
- nuchal fold translucency: an ultrasound looks at the fold of the skin on the back of the neck, and the fluid found there is measured. Excess fluid could indicate Down Syndorme.
- triple / quadruple test (serum screening): a blood test which measures the level of HCG and oestriol and HFP. These measurements, used with a woman’s age estimate the possibility of genetic conditions such as Down Syndrome.
Why tests do they do one the baby is born?
Agar test: 1-5 minutes after birth a baby is given a score for breathing and the colour of its skin ect. if the score is under 7 it indicates help is needed.
Checks: facial features, body, limbs, spine, number of creases on palm, umbilical cord, weight, height and head circumference.
Facial features in depth.
What is a birth plan?
What does it include?
A plan which indicates what the mothers wishes are during labour.
Includes: place of birth, who will be present, pain relief, birth position, whether to inject oxytocin to help the placenta pass, how to monitor the labour, if the mother would mind a student being present, music or not, what music, dietary requirement, skin to skin after birth or not?
How is a bottle of formula milk correctly made?
Clean/sterilise equipment, surface area and hands. Fill kettle with fresh tap water. Boil then cool to 70 degrees. Read instructions on packet. Add water first to accurately measure. Add scoops, not heaped, scrape access off with a clean knife. Screw lid/teat on tightly. Shake well. Check temperature.
What foods are suitable for weaning?
Foods convenient for travelling, easy to set, easy to store, high in nutrients, quick to prepare, quick to organise.
Stage 1: rice, banana, apple, pear, potatoes, carrot.
Stage 2: oranges, pineapple, meat, fish, cheese, cucumber, cauliflower and broccoli.
Purée food with a blender or mash with a fork.
What happens during the different stages of labour?
Stage 1: dilate, contractions, waters break, backache, nausea.
Stage 2: very strong contractions, urge to push
after head, body slips out, cut umbilical cord, baby is separate.
Stage 3: placenta and leftovers is removed, oxytocin may be required.
How can children be encouraged to try new foods?
Other family members eat it too, don’t bribe, serve small portions, a bit at a time, make food look attractive, leg child watch/help cook.
What should you consider when planning a baby?
Are you…fit, healthy, too young, too old, mature enough, willing to change your lifestyle?
Do you…have a stable relationship, have enough money, have enough space, have your own home, 100% want it?
Think to yourself, will you…have a social life, want to be at home looking after your baby all the time, be able to find child care/babysitters, cope with lack of sleep, cope with stress?
Define: extended family
Parent and child live with, or near a close relative.
